4 movies, only 3 on a*list

All four were "free" to me, too!

That's because I had sufficient rewards built up at NCG Cinema to see "Highest 2 Lowest" for no charge on Tuesday.

That was good, as I didn't want to drive over to Pooler.

That's very good, as I didn't have to spend all that time for that overly long flick.

Spike Lee had a good movie, but just had to throw in solo concerts to hype two artists (Yung Felon and Sula, neither of which are real). 

That entire final scene in the movie could have been cut and not missed.

So, what about my AMC dance card?

Well, I'm having trouble filling it, now that it can hold four twirls about the floor.

I'm serious!

I actually had to throw myself out of the house this afternoon just to get that third one!

That's because I knew I had already seen three movies in three days...

but only two were at the southside cinema.

They were all new to me, so that's good!

Monday, I went to "The Roses", hoping for the best.

I'd hoped the physicist would tag along, as it was Labor Day and I know he was off, but he missed out on seeing Olivia Colman.

She and Benedict Cumberbatch were good, of course, and, surprisingly, so was Andy Samberg, who was actually pretty decent in this one.

However, Kate McKinnon was just... well... playing her same schtick and that got to wearing pretty thin by the movie's end.

Would I see it again?

Very doubtful.

I have yet to enjoy any of the scripts Tony McNamara has written. 

Although this remake did include some scenes which echoed "The War Of The Roses", the overall tone was much, much meaner.

That's saying something, as someone who knows and loves the 1989 black comedy!

Next!

Jump over to Wednesday to catch "The Toxic Avenger", only playing at night as it is, incredibly, unrated, even though it was made two years ago.

Touted as a black comedy, it was more of a satire, with a cast that boggled my mind.

Peter Dinklage???

Kevin Bacon???

Elijah Wood???

Was this some kind of inside joke???

I admit to laughing heartily several times, as did the other viewers, but I just don't get how this was ever funded.

If Jim Reed ever reboots his Psychotronic Film Society, this one is surely destined for his tiny silver screen!

That brings me to today's movie, a new one that officially opens tomorrow.

"Lurker" brings a hanger-on wannabe in close proximity to a rising singer.

It isn't that 'Matthew' likes the music 'Oliver' sings, as he has to bone up on the artist when he gets invited to that night's concert.

No, 'Matthew' likes being part of the band's Instagram account, he likes having their followers following him, and he likes being stopped on the street by their fan base.

Then, on a trip to London, 'Oliver' and company ditch him.

Honeymoon was most def over, but 'Matthew' didn't accept that ruling.

That made him more of a stalker, not a lurker, though neither word fits.

Pretty good music, with Archie Madekwe, as 'Oliver', actually singing!

I might actually see this again.

(smile!) 

Right now, though, I need to finish mowing the back yard.

The Ryobi and I have been at it for four nights in a row, but it's almost done!

The photo shows how it looked at the end of Tuesday's foray.

Last night, I finished all that was close to the house and cut lines through that tall stuff along the back fence.

I will be so glad to have this done!!! 

Borg-lite

At last the electrodes arrived from Boston Scientific!!!

The Labor Day weekend really threw a monkey wrench into the mail.

The end of my cardiac study will be September 21, even though that is short of the 30 days that Dr. Cobb had prescribed.

That simply cannot be, as the company only allows the equipment to be out of their grasp for 35 days, maximum.

Last Tuesday was the last full day of monitoring, as I was plagued by "poor connection" alerts all day on Wednesday.

I'd hoped the new Borg set would arrive Saturday, as it was coming by UPS, but, no.

It did arrive earlier than expected today, though!

I've attached it to my body as proscribed: monitor affixed to dangle from a holder on my right chest, a green electrode affixed near-central along the right lower ribs, then a red electrode paralleling the same area on the left lower ribs.

It's much more comfortable than the other configuration ever was!

All of it is very light, and even the monitor feels lighter now that it can dangle.

They've included a plethora of little sticky electrode pads for me to use.

I wonder if I'm to replace them every other day?

Maybe they expect me to be super sweaty?

Well, it is September, even though it's a bit cooler than usual.

I do intend to mow the back yard some more tonight, as I did last night.

The grass is so crazy tall that the Ryobi has been struggling mightily.

Plus, I don't want to leave mulch, so I've been using the bag attachment, which has to be emptied at least four times before the battery dies.

Slow slogging, for sure, but I'll keep at it.

I wonder what that will look like in the cardiac monitor readings?

Guess me and Dr. Cobb will have an interesting talk in October!

(smile!)